Ngā tinihanga tino hou nei Latest scams

7 April 2022

Details that show this is a scam.

• Not from an Inland Revenue email address.
• Includes a refund amount which we never do in email.
• There's typos.
• There's a hyperlinked button to supposedly log in to myIR. We'd ask you to log in to myIR at ird.govt.nz.
• When hovering over the link it shows it does not go to our website.

Details that show this is a scam:

• it is not from an Inland Revenue email address
• the logo is not visually correct
• there is a link to supposedly update your contact details. We'd ask you to log in to myIR through ird.govt.nz
• hovering over the login link shows it does not go to our website
• there is no sign off at the end of the message.

Details that show this is a scam:

• It is not from an Inland Revenue email address
• there's a hyperlink to supposedly view a message about your tax information. We'd ask you to log in to myIR through ird.govt.nz
• hovering over the hyperlink shows it does not go to our website.

22 November 2021

Details that show this is a scam:

• It is not from an Inland Revenue email address.
• There's a hyperlink to supposedly file your tax return. We'd ask you to log in to myIR through ird.govt.nz
• Hovering over the login link shows it does not go to our website.

22 September 2021

Details that show this is a scam:

• It is not from an Inland Revenue email address.
• It shows a refund amount. We do not include dollar amounts in our refund emails.
• It contains spelling mistakes.
• There's a hyperlink to supposedly confirm your tax refund. We'd ask you to log in to myIR through ird.govt.nz
• Hovering over the myIR login link shows it does not go to our website.
• It says 'Copyright 2021 Inland Revenue' - we do not do this.

20 September 2021

Details that show this is a scam:

• It is not from an Inland Revenue email address.
• The logo is not our Inland Revenue logo.
• There's a hyperlink to supposedly log in to myIR. We'd ask you to log in to myIR through ird.govt.nz
• Hovering over the myIR login link shows it does not go to our website.

13 September 2021

Details that show this is a scam: 

• It is not from an Inland Revenue email address.
• It includes a refund amount, which we never do in an email.
• It asks for your credit card details. We will never do this.
• There's a link to supposedly log in to myIR. We'd ask you to log in through ird.govt.nz
• It has a typo/misspelling.
• It ends with © Inland Revenue and 'All rights reserved' which we do not do.

24 August 2021

Details that show this is a scam: 

• Not from an Inland Revenue email address
• Includes a refund amount which we never do in an email
• There's a hyperlink to supposedly log in to myIR. We’d ask you to log in to myIR through ird.govt.nz
• Hovering over the myIR login link shows it does not go to our website.

6 August 2021

Details that show this is a scam:

• It is not from an Inland Revenue email address.
• Hovering over the myIR login link shows it does not go to our website.

21 July 2021

Details that show this is a scam:

• Not from an Inland Revenue email address
• Includes a refund amount which we never do in an email
• There are typos
• There's a hyperlinked button to supposedly log in to myIR. We'd ask you to log in to myIR via ird.govt.nz

22 June 2021

Customers report receiving a phone call from someone claiming to be from Inland Revenue.

Details that show this is a scam:

• The phone call uses threatening language.
• The scammer pressures you to make a decision or do something quickly.
• You may be asked to press 1 to be connected to someone. We don't offer this service.

Although the phone calls vary slightly each time, they typically follow this pattern:

You'll get an automated call from someone claiming to be from Inland Revenue. The scammer will tell you fraudulent activity has been detected in your account and a warrant has been issued for your arrest. You may be asked to press 1 to talk to a representative from Inland Revenue.

What to do if you receive a phone call

Hang up as soon as you realise it's a scam. Please let us know what happened by emailing us at:

[email protected]

Your quick action can help us protect our customers. Thank you.

18 March 2021

Details that show this is a scam:

• Specific dollar amount or refund
• The link points to non-Inland Revenue address